On 28/12/11 20:20, Olivier Hallot wrote: > I think the issue is not the floppy disk media itself but the fact that > floppy image is a very old icon, imprinted in the mind of hundreds of > millions of persons as the Save icon. > > Like changing traffic signs, I foresee a lot of troubles.
Yes, I agree. However, replacing it with something like an optical disc (which is also imprinted in peoples minds, and could represent everything from mechanical HDD plates to BlueRay) could be an idea. And there is still an menu entry, shortcut and tooltips to guide people... > > Kind regards > > Em 28-12-2011 17:13, Olav Dahlum escreveu: >> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote: >>> As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern >>> computer world. > >> I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of people use them, and especially >> in governmental institutions. > >>> >>> Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Save" button in >>> LibreOffice? > >> Anyway, this could be replaced by a more generic computer/down arrow >> button to reflect the different media better. > >>> >>> Best regards, > >> – Olav > > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
